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Support Trans Youth in Out of Home Care

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November 15, 2019

Transgender and gender expansive youth as a whole are disproportionately represented within out-of-home care systems, and these unique needs and experiences are frequently not addressed within larger conversations.

See Also: Transgender Rights, Youth in Out-of-Home Care
HHS's Nonstop Attacks on Transgender People

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November 14, 2019

Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal agency tasked with enhancing the health and well-being of all Americans. Yet under the Trump-Pence administration, no other federal agency has leveled more attacks targeting the LGBTQ community—particularly the transgender community.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, Transgender Rights
Committing to a Year of Action: Five Ways to Honor Our Community

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November 13, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Health Care Fairness, Housing, Transgender Rights
Civil Rights Groups and the County of Santa Clara Urge Court to Block Denial of Care Rule

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October 30, 2019

See Also: Anti-LGBT Laws Rulings and Amendments, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Transgender Rights
7 Questions LGBTQ People Have for the 2020 Presidential Candidates

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October 10, 2019

As the 2020 election approaches, all eyes are on D.C. (and sometimes on Twitter).

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Intersex, Law & Policy Project, Marriage, Marriage Relationships and Family Protections, Military, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health, Same-sex relationships, Teens & Young Adults, Transgender Rights
Sex and the Supreme Court: It's Not Just About LGBTQ Workers

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October 2, 2019

Our entire movement, and everyone who cares about us, should have their eyes on DC.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Equality Act, Law & Policy Project, Transgender Rights
Sex and the Supreme Court: LGBTQ Workers Rights, Explained

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September 24, 2019

A brief look at the lawsuits that got us to where we are today.

See Also: Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Transgender Rights
Sex and the Supreme Court: Could Your Job Soon Be at Risk?

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September 17, 2019

The stakes are high for the three LGBTQ cases being argued at the Supreme Court this fall.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Employment and Rights in the Workplace, Transgender Rights
Our Constitutional Rights Are Under Attack

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September 17, 2019

And our rights are unequivocally critical to survival.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct, Fair Courts Project, Health Care Fairness, HIV, Housing, Immigration, Law & Policy Project, Racial Justice & Low Income Advocacy, Transgender Rights
VICTORY! Transgender Ohioans to Get Their Day in Court in Lawsuit Against the State

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September 12, 2019

A U.S. District Court judge today ruled that the lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU Ohio on behalf of four transgender plaintiffs seeking accurate birth certificates from the state of Ohio can proceed.

See Also: Transgender Rights

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